September 29th Rare Autograph & Document Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/29/2022
autographs of Charles William Paddock (August 11, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two-time Olympic champion.
Benjamin Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 – October 6, 2002), alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933.
He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 400 meters where he won the silver medal.[1] He was the U.S. national 800 metres champion in 1934.
Eastman, one of three Americans to hold the world record in both the 400 and 800 meters, was voted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2006.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Charley Paddock, Ben Eastman Autographs (Track and Field Lot)
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